Doug Janik checks Cleveland's Ryan Clowe in the first period on Friday. The Amerks went just 2-5-0-1 vs. the Barons this season.

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Not only is their record (24-43-2-2) an embarrassment to the parent San Jose Sharks, but the team won't even exist next year.

The franchise will relocate from Cleveland  where crowds number in the hundreds  for a new start in Worcester, Mass. But included in the standings should be an asterisk to indicate one thing the Barons did: End the third longest playoff-appearance streak in American Hockey League history. ...